Severn Bore
Friday 11 March 2016
Some of my photos from last time we last saw the Severn Bore were recently published in Paddle Surf magazine (Issue 9, p59). This time we went back to Arlingham to watch the bore, near the Old Passage Inn. This has great views over the river Severn to the church at Newnham. There was a small crowd of spectators and quite a few surfers braving the muddy water. There was plenty of exposed mud as we arrived, then the Severn bore appeared and the scene changed in minutes. A breaking wave followed by water surging upstream - a fantastic natural phenomenon.
If you are planning a visit, www.thesevernbore.co.uk is well worth a look.
![Waiting for the Severn Bore](img1/01-Severn-Bore.jpg)
Waiting for the Severn Bore
![Surfers waiting for the bore](img1/02-Severn-Bore.jpg)
Surfers waiting for the bore
![Here comes the bore](img1/03-Severn-Bore.jpg)
Here comes the bore
![Surfers on the bore pass SS Freshspring](img1/04-Severn-Bore.jpg)
Surfers on the bore pass SS Freshspring
![Many surfers as the bore passes below Newnham on Severn Church](img1/05-Severn-Bore.jpg)
Many surfers as the bore passes below Newnham on Severn Church
![The wave gets higher as it moves upstream](img1/06-Severn-Bore.jpg)
The wave gets higher as it moves upstream
![Fast flowing muddy water as surfers get out of the river Severn](img1/07-Severn-Bore.jpg)
Fast flowing muddy water as surfers get out of the river Severn
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